Over 90% of UK universities with pay gap in favour of male employees
More than 90% of universities pay the average male employee more than the average female employee, an annual collection of gender pay gap data has revealed.
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Blue Planet II Live depicted the relevance and beauty of all living things
A huge blue planet, wrapped in wisps of cloud and steadily revolving lit up the 200 square meters 4K Ultra HD LED superscreen to welcome crowds into the Genting Arena last Saturday night. The space took on a marine glow through which people waded to their seats, snapping a few...
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Pandemonium in Coventry as the Blaze send EIHL over the Irish Sea
The Coventry Blaze stunned Cardiff Devils in the Blaze’s penultimate fixture of the EIHL regular season. Coventry Blaze denied Cardiff a third successive league title, seeing the Belfast Giants crowned champions instead. The Skydome Arena hosted its largest crowd of the season as Danny Stewart’s squad beat the league-leaders 3-1...
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Warwick ranked 21st most international university in the world for 2019
The University of Warwick is the 21st most international institution in the world, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019. 41% of Warwick’s 19,649 students are international and come from over 150 countries, most significantly from China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. Furthermore, 42% of all staff...
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How to know when to break up with a book
It’s always difficult to know when you should give a book a second chance and when you should just give up. I feel like I’m at the stage now where I should just give up reading Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. I bought the book last year, two...
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Landlords exploiting students could face legal action, Universities Minister warns
Universities minister Chris Skidmore has warned that "Time is up” for landlords who are making a profit from poor quality student housing.
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Eating disorders in boys and men: a very real problem
There is a growing crisis of eating disorders in the UK. With social and exam pressures, and trapped beneath the influence of social media, young people are particularly vulnerable. One of the greatest misconceptions surrounding eating disorders is that they are a “female problem”. This couldn’t be further from the...
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UK universities offering too many top degrees could be fined
Universities could be fined or stripped of their power to award degrees if they do not curb the "unjustifiable" rise of first-class qualifications, the Education Secretary has warned.
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Liverpool under scrutiny after their poor performance against Fulham
The performance of champions? Barely. Liverpool’s display against relegation-strugglers Fulham has come under heavy scrutiny, as they scraped past the Cottagers with a 2-1 win in their last game before the international break. Sadio Mané’s first-half goal put Liverpool ahead at the interval, with The Reds generating most of the...
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The rise of theatre without performers
Reece Goodall looks at Enda Walsh's upcoming 'Rooms' and questions whether it can be classed as theatre if it has no actors.
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The rise of the feature-length documentary
I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the feature-length documentary was something I used to primarily associate with incredibly late-night TV slots, or with TV channels that were so niche you had to wonder what demographic they were hoping to appeal to. Being left alone in my house as...
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Reflecting on our time with The Boar (II)
In our second and final edition, some of our outgoing Editors (and Social Secretary!) share their experiences of working with The Boar and ultimately, what the paper has meant to them. With this being our final edition of these testimonials, I think it’s long overdue to give both a huge congratulations and...
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Party like it’s 2500 BC: people in the Late Neolithic came from afar for Stonehenge mass celebrations
Jasmine Morris reports on the prehistoric parties held at the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire
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